tradition-bound

Definitions

tradition + bound (tied) = tied down by tradition, like '-bound' in 'duty-bound.'

Common Collocations

• 1.tradition-bound society因循守旧的社会
• 2.tradition-bound institution墨守成规的机构
• 3.tradition-bound culture守旧的文化

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The tradition-bound institution resisted every reform.

• 2.

  He felt trapped in a tradition-bound family business.